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Oren Hercz is a film producer with Journeyman film productions based in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Hercz became associated with the Centre for Art Tapes in 2008 because their video “Charles’ Farm” became a part of the centre’s tape collection.
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Kathleen Heron-Maxwell wrote music for several popular songs in the first half of the twentieth century in London, England, including "Keep on Hopin'," "Dear Old London," and "Smiles."
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Robert Hersey was a Halifax based artist and a student at the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design during the late 1980s. Hersey was associated with the Centre for Art Tapes during the late 1980s.
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Edouard Hesselberg was a pianist and composer. Born in Riga, Latvia on May 3, 1870, he studied at the Conservatory of the Moscow Philharmonic Society and with Anton Rubinstein. He moved to the United States in 1892 and was appointed a piano teacher and examiner at the Toronto Conservatory of Music in 1912. He also taught at various ladies' colleges in Ontario, the Hamilton Conservatory of Music, and the London Conservatory of Music. He returned to America in 1918 and died in Los Angeles on June 12, 1935.
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Born in Trois-Rivières, Quebec, in 1938, Jacques Hétu is one of the most-performed Canadian composers. He studied composition at the Conservatoire in Montreal with Clermont Pépin (1956-1961), then at the École Normale de Musique in Paris with Henri Dutilleux and the Paris Conservatory with Olivier Messiaen (1961-1963). From 1963 until 1977, he taught composition and analysis at the Université Laval in Quebec, before becoming a professor of analysis at the Université du Québec à Montréal (1979-2000).
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Brad Hewey is a Christian music artist who has recorded in Nova Scotia. He is married and has three children. Hewey released Brighter Day, a full-length album of Christian music, in 2011.
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- fl. 1869-1923
H.H. McCurdy and Co. was a general store in Antigonish, Nova Scotia. In addition to groceries, hardware and other retail and wholesale goods, the store offered tailoring and dressmaking services. The founder of the company, H.H. McCurdy, was in partnership with H.K. Binel until 1891.
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Gary Hicks was a plant biology professor at Dalhousie University for twenty-seven years until his death in 1997. He was involved in running the honours program at Dalhousie University and supervising graduate-level research. Gary Hicks was a tissue culture specialist for research on fruit cloning. The Gary Hicks Memorial Award was established in 1997 and is awarded to a student studying plant science.
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- 1916-1988
(Margaret) Gene Morison Hicks was born in 1916 in Cumberland County, Nova Scotia. She attended Dalhousie University in the 1930s and became the negotiator for the Nova Scotia Teacher's Union in the 1950s. She married Henry Davies Hicks when they were both fifty years old, in 1966. She was a member of the Dalhousie Women's Club.
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Henry Davies Hicks was Premier of Nova Scotia and President of Dalhousie University. He was born 5 March 1915 in Bridgetown, Nova Scotia, the son of Henry Brandon Hicks and Annie May (Kinney) Hicks. After graduating from Bridgetown High School he obtained a BA from Mount Allison University (1936) and a BSc from Dalhousie (1937). As a Rhodes Scholar he received an MA (1939) and BCL (1940) from Oxford University. In 1941 he was admitted to the Bar of Nova Scotia before joining the Royal Canadian Artillery and training as a radar specialist. He served in Canada, England and Belgium and had reached the rank of captain when he was discharged in 1945.
Hicks was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in 1945 as a Liberal for Annapolis County and served as Nova Scotia's first Minister of Education from 1949-1954. He became premier in 1954, but was unable to unite the party, and his government was defeated in the 1956 election. From 1956-1960 he served as Leader of the opposition. In 1960 he left politics to accept the post of Dean of Arts and Science at Dalhousie University. From 1963-1980 he served as University President, and is recognized as transforming Dalhousie from the "College By the Sea" into a leading national research university. During Hicks' tenure, the campus underwent a transformation as new facilities were built, expanded or acquired, including academic and research buildings, theatres and galleries, athletic facilities and student housing. In September 2002 the Arts and Administration Building was renamed the Henry Hicks Academic Administration Building. In 1970 Hicks was made a Companion of the Order of Canada. On 27 April 1972, he was appointed to the Senate of Canada, in which he served until his retirement in 1990.
Hicks was married to Pauline Banks in 1949 (d. 1963). In 1965 he married Gene Morrison (d. January 1988). In 1988 he married Rosalie Comeau. On the afternoon of 9 December 1990, Hicks and his wife Rosalie were returning to Halifax from the Annapolis Valley when their vehicle crossed the centre line and struck an oncoming car. Hicks and his wife were killed, along with two of the four passengers in the other vehicle.
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Donald Higgins was born in 1943 to Donald Joel and Ethel Mary Higgins. He was a political science and public administration professor at Saint Mary’s University in Halifax, Nova Scotia from 1973 until his death in 1989. He specialized in local and regional government issues and was very interested in municipal government structures, education and city development and planning. Higgins was active in the Community Planning Association of Canada and involved with the Ward One Resident’s Association in his South End Halifax community. Donald Higgins was also the co-founder of the Gorsebrooke Research Institute and author of Urban Canada: Its Government and Politics (1977) and the follow up Local and Urban Politics in Canada (1986).
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Robert and Iain Highet became associated with the Centre for Art Tapes in the 1987 because of their involvement in the video recording entitled “Industrial Arts in Nova Scotia - The Future is Now” which became a part of the centre’s tape collection.
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Ian Hill was acting Dean of Dalhousie's Faculty of Science from 2015-2016, during Chris Moore's administrative leave. He is now the Associate Vice-President of Research and a professor of physics at Dalhousie.
Hill, Shuldham Samuel Crawford , 1837-
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Shuldham Samuel Crawford Hill was born 23 June 1837 in England. He emigrated from Liverpool to Quebec in 1883 with his wife and family.
Hillcrest Investments Limited.
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Hillcrest Investments Limited was an investment and holding company established by Don Oland. Don Oland served as president and his wife E.M. Oland acted as Secretary. J.W.E. Mingo served as a Director of the company. The company consolidated the personal holdings of Don Oland and his wife and made investments in a variety of Canadian and international companies.
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- 1903 - 1954
James Stanley Hillis was a Dalhousie University alumni. He was married to Pauline E. Hillis, with whom he had one child, Eric Stanley Hillis.
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John Hillis operates the film production company, Truefaux, in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Hillis became associated with the Centre for Art Tapes in 1999 because their video recordings “Ethan’s walk” became a part of the centre’s tape collection.
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Pauline E. Hillis was a Dalhousie University alumnae. She was married to James Stanley Hillis, with whom she had one child, Eric Stanley Hillis.
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Himmelman Shipping Company Limited.
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Himmelman Shipping Company Limited was a subsidiary of Himmelman Supply Company. It was incorporated in 1974 and owned the motor vessel "O.K. Service" which shipped high explosives to the Caribbean. (See series O.K. Service for more information) The company was also involved in ships' agency and chartered vessels that shipped explosives from Himmelman's dock in Oakland, Mahone Bay. The last annual statement was filed in 1999 and the company was struck from the Registry of Joint Stock Companies in 2000.
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The Himmelman Supply Company was formed in 1923 by Ernest H. Himmelman (b. August 18, 1895 - d. March 21, 1981), and his brother Seth. Ernest had been an inspector at a shoe manufacturing plant in Jamaica Plains, Massachusetts but quit so he could return to Nova Scotia and work in the fishing and shipping industries. He married Winnie Wentzell on June 30, 1918 and was appointed Captain of the M/V "Kathleen Creaser" in 1919. Lawrence Himmelman was born on August 17, 1923.
In 1923, Ernest and his brother Seth purchased the "Helen G. MacLean," a 100-ton schooner. In 1926, the company purchased a 100-ton auxiliary schooner and named it "O.K. Service." This was the first of 12 ships that were operated by Himmelman Supply Company as the O.K. Service fleet. Himmelman Supply Company was officially incorporated in Nova Scotia in 1929.
The O.K. Service fleet pioneered the shipping of live lobsters from eastern Nova Scotia ports to Boston in the early 1930s and continued this operation until the mid-1950s when road transportation became feasible. The company shipped freight throughout Atlantic Canada, the Caribbean, and Central and South America. In addition to lobsters, the fleet shipped explosives, molasses, and other commodities from Canada and typically returned with rum and other cargo from southern ports. Vessels were typically purchased with financial support from shareholders and were eventually decommissioned, sold, or lost at sea. See the series description of each vessel for a detailed administrative history.
To help conduct his shipping operation, Ernest Himmelman founded several subsidiary companies, including O.K. Service Shipping Limited, which owned many of the vessels in the O.K. Service fleet, Himmelman Shipping Company, which was involved in chartering ships and ships' agency, and the Oakland Shipping Company, which was also involved in chartering ships and ships' agency. Ernest also operated a general store in LaHave, Nova Scotia. See the series description of these companies for a more detailed administrative history. Ernest's son Lawrence joined him in his business activities, eventually taking over the business operations.
In 1941, Ernest Himmelman began breeding Hereford cattle at his farm. He won national acclaim for the quality of his breeding operation. In 1960, his Hereford bull "Whittern National Velvet" was judged Canada's grand champion at the Royal Winter Fair in Toronto, Ontario. Ernest was appointed president of the Canadian Hereford Association in 1964 and was a member of the Board of Directors for a number of years.
Ernest and Lawrence were active members of the LaHave community, and were involved in the Bridgewater Curling Club, the local school and volunteer departments, the LaHave United Church, and other community groups. They also unsuccessfully attempted to acquire a cable television license.
Competition from larger freight agencies and the small size of the LaHave and Oakland ports made business increasingly difficult in the 1970s. LaHave Shipping Limited sold the M/V "O.K. Service XI" in 1972 and Himmelman Supply Company sold the M/V "O.K. Service X" in 1975. A large ship was purchased in 1975 and named the M/V "O.K. Service," a throwback to the original "O.K. Service" purchased in 1926, but this ship was decommissioned in 1983. The general store in LaHave, Nova Scotia was closed in 1977.
Ernest Himmelman died on March 21, 1981. Lawrence Himmelman continued to act as a shipping agent and broker into the 1980s. O.K. Service Shipping Limited was disbanded in 1985 and Himmelman Shipping Company was finally struck off the Nova Scotia Registry of Joint Stock Companies in 1992. Himmelman Shipping Company was struck off in 2000 and Oakland Shipping Limited was struck off in 2006. LaHave Investments was reorganized in 1989 and still exists as of March, 2010.
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Lawrence Himmelman was the son of Ernest Himmelman, the founder and proprietor of The Himmelman Supply Company and its subsidiary companies. Professionally, Lawrence worked with his father to manage this shipping and retail business. Upon his father's death in 1981, Lawrence continued to act as a shipping agent and broker into the 1980s. By 2000, the subsidiary companies were disbanded, leaving only LaHave Investments in operation to this day.
Lawrence was an active member of the LaHave community. He was president of the Bridgewater Curling Club; secretary and on the board of trustees for the LaHave School; he was involved wiht the LaHave United Church; he was a shareholder of Bowl More Limited; and he was vice-president of Perma Engineering.
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Barbara Agnes Hinds was a journalist known for the breadth of her interests and knowledge, from science and municipal affairs to Inuit art and heritage preservation. Born in Liverpool, England, in 1924, Hinds worked in public service and as a customs officer until moving to Canada in 1956, where she began work as a journalist for The Chronicle Herald and Mail Star, a career that continued for 33 years. In 1960, Hinds travelled to Fort Chimo, Quebec, with photographer Rosemary Gilliat, where she interviewed Inuit families. Throughout early 1960s Hinds made more trips to the Eastern Arctic and Yukon. As part of her abiding interest in the Canadian Arctic, Hinds collected Inuit art, which she later donated to the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia. In 1974 Hinds was appointed medical correspondent for Halifax Herald Ltd. Later she became a public relations expert and medical reporter for Dalhousie University Faculty of Medicine. Her interest in birdwatching evolved into a long-running birdwatching column for the Weekender. Barbara Hinds died in 2014.
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Charlie Hipson is a music artist from Nova Scotia. He began his professional career in a stage show directed by local promoter Vic Mullen. Hipson appeared on television and radio shows and performed at lounges and other venues around Halifax and Dartmouth. Hipson recorded his first album "You on my mind" in August 1977 at Solar Audio and Recording on Wyse Road in Dartmouth. He produced and arranged the album and the studio released it later that year. The album features original works and covers by artists such as Billy Joel, Roger Whittaker, and Tom Jones.
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Curtis Dean Hobson was associated with the Centre for Art Tapes in 1987 because of their involvement with a video recording “NSCAD Club Flamingon Party Tape” which featured four student videos, including one by Hobson.
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Claire Hodge became associated with the Centre for Art Tapes in 2006 because their film “Decoupage: Cutting Up/Cutting Out” became a part of the centre’s tape collection.
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Anne Hodges is a Winnipeg-based director of theatre, musicals, and opera. She has worked with organizations across Canada, including the Prairie Theatre Exchange (Artistic Associate, 2014-2015), Vancouver Opera, National Theatre School, Opera de Montreal, Contemporary Opera Lab, Winnipeg's Contemporary Dancers, Victoria Conservatory of Music, Calgary Opera Ensemble, and various universities. She was also the Artistic Director of the Opening Ceremonies of the 2002 North American Indigenous Games. She studied directing at the National Theatre School of Canada.
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Born outside Kraków, Poland, Josef Hofmann was a pianist, composer, conductor, and professor of piano and harmony at the Warsaw Conservatory. A child prodigy, he performed from an early age, before studying with Anton Rubenstein and Moritz Moszkowski. He moved to the United States during World War I and became an American citizen in 1926. He was the first head of the piano department at Philadelphia's Curtis Institute of Music. In addition to performing and teaching, he also composed a symphony, piano concertos, and solo piano music, which he published under the name "Michel Dvorsky." He died in Los Angeles, California on February 16, 1957.
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Samuel Johannes Holland, born in 1728 in Deventer, the Netherlands, was a military officer, politician, and early surveyor of Canada. He began his military career in 1745 with the Dutch Artillery and in 1754 he moved to England and became a lieutenant in the Royal Americans. He arrived in North America with the British Army early in 1756, where he created early maps of New York state, worked as an engineer under Brigadier-General James Wolfe during his 1758 attack on Louisbourg, surveyed Louisbourg, Halifax, and Fort Fredericton, and participated in the 1759 siege of Quebec.
Holland was appointed Surveyor General of the Northern District of North America in 1764 and was named to the Council of Quebec. From 1764 to 1767 he surveyed Prince Edward Island, Îles de la Madeleine, and Cape Breton. He then began mapping the north eastern seaboard for the British Army and helped to negotiate provincial and state boundaries in the northeast.
Holland returned to England in 1775 and rejoined the British Army. In 1777, he returned to North America as a British aide-de-camp until he was recalled to Quebec in 1778. In 1779, he was named to Quebec’s Legislative Council, where he remained until 1792. He continued to act as Surveyor General until 1801.
Holland was married to Gertrude Hasse in 1749. She remained in the Netherlands when Holland left for England and, later, North America. The couple had separated by the early 1760s when Holland married Marie-Joseph Rollet, with whom he had ten children. Holland and his family lived in various places in British North America, including Louisbourg, Quebec, and New Hampshire. Samuel Holland passed away in Quebec on December 28, 1801.
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Peter Holt became associated with the Centre for Art Tapes in 1995 because a video recording they directed, "Buddha" (5 min., 10 sec.) was featured on a Murderecords compilation tape which became a part of the centre’s tape collection.
Homer, Kenneth Churchill, 1915-2003
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Kenneth Churchill Homer was born in 1915 in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. He was educated at Mount Allison University and worked briefly for CBC Radio Halifax. He was the sole broadcaster remaining at the Springhill Mines after the explosion in 1958, reporting across the continent on the surviving miners.
For the next four decades he lived in New Brunswick, working as a freelance writer and broadcaster. He was married to Mary Dees Clark, with whom he had one son. He died in 2003.
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